I have leveled up many times during my trips around the sun and have tried to lead a life of not only perpetual learning, but passing on the lessons I have learned (often the hard way) perhaps to the point of being preachy. Zeke Thoughts is my ongoing serial where I lay down some wisdom on y'all with the objective of helping out, and getting your thoughts/wisdom to augment my own.

For the record, the title comes from a funny Saturday Night Live skit from the 80s you may remember if you are as old as the hills.

Learning Anything

I was reminded by @zord189 the other day about a few things to keep in perspective about learning anything:

• Perpetual Learning - I decided early on that I would constantly learn and explore no matter how old I get. That was simple. So, my brain isn't just an emergency device that kicks on when the buttons on my shirt are not alligned, and it isn't a chore to think new thoughts, make new mistakes, learn new things. I am gonna be a funny looking fucker when I am 72 and learning how to surf but you learn to laugh at yourself along the way.

• Anything special/worthwhile is going to be hard - If you think of all the special talents you have built, the harder they were to acquire, the more worthwhile they were to spend pursuing. So embrace the challenge. Get a little pissed off if it fuels you to try harder. You can't lose unless you quit so only quit the things that don't bring you joy or fulfillment.

• Learn to have fun being bad at something - This is one of my own because I had to convince myself that failing didn't have to be misery and embarrassment. Perhaps it came from golf because I found myself enjoying it less the better I got at it because I expected more success. So, laugh at yourself. Spend a little effort consciously enjoying being bad at something. Find the smaller victories/progression in the beginning of a journey of learning. Be proud of yourself for trying something new, stepping out of your comfort zone, and sticking with it to get through the barriers that stop normal people.

If you subscribe to the first 2 points, the third one will hopefully give you the mindset to translate that into another cool thing you do and do it well.

What are you learning presently that inspires you?

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